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M-DCPS TO HOLD CONFERENCE
ON BILINGUALISM AND BUSINESS
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
M-DCPS TO HOLD CONFERENCE
ON BILINGUALISM AND BUSINESS
Contact: Dr. Henry C. Fraind
305-995-1206
April 15, 1999
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Division of
Bilingual/Foreign Language Skills will hold a conference,
“Weaving the Fabric of Hispanic Heritage into Our
Learning,” Tuesday, April 20, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Miami
Airport Hilton and Towers, 5101 Blue Lagoon Drive.
The conference is designed to bring together professional educators
and members of the business community in response to the
community’s demand for a bilingual and biliterate work force. It
is hoped the conference will assist schools in the implementation of
dual language instructional programs and increase awareness of
Hispanic contributions to United States history.
Conference sessions and speakers include How Bilingualism Made Me a
Writer, by Ana Veciana-Suarez; Leadership, Identity, and Change, by
Dr. Alma Flor Ada; and The Benefits of a Multilingual Workforce, a
panel presentation by representatives of the business sector. The
conference’s keynote speaker, Santiago Rodriguez, a national
management and marketing consultant, will speak on Diversity:
Deriving Advantage from Difference.
For more information contact Lourdes C. Rovira, Executive Director,
Division of Bilingual/Foreign Language Skills, at 305-995-1945.
99-J0131/JS